Chapter 1642 - 299:

Nantong has entered the summer heat. Even in the countryside, sitting under a tree or by the riverside is still bearable, but under the sun, it feels like being grilled.

Zhao Yi loosened his collar and bought a bottle of soda at Aunt Zhang's shop.

However, the soda had been sitting on the shelf for so long that it tasted surprisingly warm when he drank it.

Aunt Zhang: "Young man, want an ice pop?"

Aunt Zhang pointed to her freezer, a square white bulky thing covered with a thick blanket.

Zhao Yi: "I'll have one."

Aunt Zhang: "Here, pick it yourself."

Considering the local consumption level, the ice cream options weren't many. Zhao Yi picked one with a panda head on the package, a popular high-end item these days.

He tore open the packaging, took a bite, the taste was rich and creamy.

Zhao Yi licked his lips while looking at the half-eaten panda in his hand, thinking of bringing one to the Li family when he returned from Big Beard's house.

Kids would definitely like this.

Perhaps from constant defeats in his tussles with the Li family, he no longer had any heart for direct confrontation, gradually shifting to age discrimination.

Aunt Zhang rested her elbow on the taped counter, supporting her face.

She looked at Zhao Yi, then at the star poster her daughter had pasted on the shop wall.

Previously, Aunt Zhang didn't think those flashy guys in posters were good-looking, but seeing the "real person," it felt different.

What a pity, Uncle Sanjiang said, this young man works in a circus.

Such a small circus with just a few people probably doesn't earn much, but the key is they have to travel all over the place.

Aunt Zhang hesitated for a long time, waiting until Zhao Yi was almost finished eating his "panda head" under the shop's tin roof, then asked:

"Young man, are you married?"

Zhao Yi: "I already have four kids."

"Oh my goodness!" Aunt Zhang covered her mouth, exclaiming, "How old are you? How old is your wife having kids so quickly?"

Zhao Yi: "I have two wives back home, so they share the burden."

Aunt Zhang picked up the cloth on the counter and started wiping indiscriminately, as if chasing away some dirt.

Zhao Yi threw the ice cream stick into the trash can and was about to leave when he saw an elderly couple pulling a cart toward the shop.

On the cart lay a young girl in a yellow floral top, gray trousers, and red buttoned cloth shoes, with a cloth on her forehead.

"Oh, Aunt Guiying, what's wrong with Ying Hou?"

Aunt Zhang immediately ran out from behind the counter, coming to the cart to check.

Cui Guiying still held another cloth, saying to Aunt Zhang: "Here, get some water so I can wipe the cloth."

"I'll do it, I'll do it!"

Aunt Zhang took the cloth, ran into the shop to rinse it with water, then paused and removed the blanket from the freezer, taking out an ice cream, wrapping it in the cloth, and handing it to Cui Guiying:

"Aunt Guiying, use this to cool Ying Hou's forehead."

Cui Guiying took it and replaced the cloth on Yingzi's forehead.

Li Weihan reached into his pocket to take out money.

"Oh, Uncle Han, what are you doing at a time like this!"

"It's only right." Li Weihan handed over the money.

Aunt Zhang pushed the money away, stomped her foot saying: "Why can't I treat kids to an ice pop on a normal day? Besides, now that the kids are like this, how can I take the money!"

Li Weihan was well-regarded in the village. During tough times and bad reputations of Liu Jinxia, he was willing to help, let alone others. He would assist in almost every village house construction or fish pond project.

Li Weihan put the money back, nodded to Aunt Zhang, and sighed.

Aunt Zhang: "What's happened to Ying Hou?"

Cui Guiying: "She suddenly fell during class, kicking her legs and foaming at the mouth. The teacher took her to the clinic for an IV. She's calmer now, but still dazed. The doctor said it doesn't seem like heatstroke..."

Aunt Zhang: "Where are her parents?"

Cui Guiying: "Her dad went to work with Qu Sihou at a city construction site. Her mom also helps there cooking. Their kids are staying with us now."

Qu Sihou is quite known in the village, adept at organizing people to work outside.

Aunt Zhang: "You should call for a car, you can't cart the kids around like this, people would gossip. Aunt Guiying, publicly say Yingzi has heatstroke, nothing else."

Cui Guiying looked at Li Weihan, whose brow furrowed into lines.

Some specific illnesses make finding a match difficult.

Zhao Yi had already walked a distance away; he, Mr. Zhao, though experienced in illness since youth, wasn't the helpful type.

Aunt Zhang: "It's almost time for the college entrance exam. Won't Ying Hou's condition affect her test?"

Cui Guiying: "Indeed, her grandpa and I are worried, Ying Hou studies hard, late nights and early mornings. If she misses the exam for this, it'd be a shame."

Aunt Zhang: "Yes, the Old Li Family has this generation's academic seed, hasn't Little Yuanhou topped the exam shows that his sister won't do poorly either."

Huh?

Zhao Yi, who was walking forward, naturally started retreating.

He retreated to the cart, looking at the unconscious Yingzi, and checked her pulse.

There's no choice; Mr. Zhao always empathized with those suffering from illness, maintaining the heart of a healer for the world.